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Delay Sensitive Protocol for High Availability LTE Handovers
(American Journal of Networks and Communications, 2020-04-01)
Long delays during the handover process lead to dropped calls which deteriorate the network quality of service. In addition, these delays impede the incorporation of authentication during the handover process which exposes ...
A System Dynamics Model of Technology and Society: In the Context of a Developing Nation
(International Journal of System Dynamics Applications, 2020)
Kenya has emerged in recent times as one of the fastest growing telecom markets in the world. There is not a single, widely used paradigm which has synthesised the various schools and theories dealing with technology and ...
Examining the Effect of Community Participation on Beneficiary Satisfaction with the Work of Water Management Committee in Urban Community-Based Operated Water Schemes
(Springer, 2020-05-28)
Community participation (CP) has become popular in development discourse and practice, particularly in relation to water resource management. Greater involvement of beneficiaries in decision-making and implementation of ...
Modeling the Impact of Traveling Time on the Utilization of Maternity Services Using Routine Health Facility Data in Siaya County, Western Kenya
(American Journal of Geographic Information System, 2020)
In Kenya, no studies have attempted to use routine health facility data disaggregated by level of care, to find out if there is a significant statistical relationship between physical accessibility and utilization of ...
Knowledge of menstruation and fertility among adults in rural Western Kenya: Gaps and opportunities for support
(PLOS ONE, 2020-03-03)
An understanding of menstruation and its relationship to fertility can help women know the gestational age of any pregnancies, and thus identify preterm births. It can also help women avoid unintended pregnancies. However, ...
Situation Based Solid Wastes Source Characterization: The Kibuye Market and Other Peri-urban Ward Units -Kisumu City (Kenya)
(International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering, 2020-01)
Solid Wastes managemeorigionant (SWs) characterization and 3Rs benefit is lacking and an integral problem of Kisumu city today, at best a scavenging level effort that needs a shift. The study characterized and quantified ...
Production, Nutrient Composition, and Bioactive Components of Crickets (Gryllidae) for Human Nutrition
(Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2020-01-11)
The use of insects as alternative protein food is gaining popularity, as insects are able to convert the ingested organic matter from plants into high-quality animal protein. There are several farming activities that have ...
The Cost Implications of Reaching Universal Coverage of Maternity Health Services in Siaya County, Western Kenya
(Public Health Research, 2020)
In Kenya, no studies have attempted to model alternative scenarios of the cost-implications of reaching universal coverage (i.e. 95% population coverage) of the existing maternity health services network at the ward ...
Discourse Markers and Plagiarism in the Literature Review Section of a Research Thesis: A Study in Kenya
(Science Publishing Group, 2020-06-04)
Academic writing is pertinent to postgraduate students because it is mandatory for them to write a research thesis as part of their degree programme. However, sometimes the theses that postgraduate students write do not ...
Indigenous Languages: A Challenge or an Opportunity in the Achievement of Universal Healthcare in Kenya
(Science Publishing Group, 2020-06-28)
One of the development agenda for Kenya is the achievement of universal healthcare. An assessment of the level at which this has been implemented reveals that Kenya is facing challenges in implementing this endeavor. Health ...